DonSS3 Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 It's a training round that was mounted on a USMC F-18D. Nose: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/DDo...ails/IMG000.jpg Tail: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/DDo...ails/IMG001.jpg Hope this helps someone. Comments welcome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Hey, those will ALWAYS help someone, thanks! And there was a discussion earlier this week on the seeker heads' color.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonSS3 Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Hey, those will ALWAYS help someone, thanks!And there was a discussion earlier this week on the seeker heads' color.... I remember the color question coming up before. I don't know if this photo helps much. I still can't tell exactly what color it is. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 (edited) It is a major matter of contention. It's sort of a steelish-greenish thingy. Maybe that should be the next thread...best tricks to match that color? Edited February 21, 2007 by Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jaydar Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 Tail: http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b229/DDo...ails/IMG001.jpg Hope this helps someone. Comments welcome. Some day someone has to explain to me what those wheelie things are and how they work. I dutifully detail them on all my models but I don't know what purpose they serve. Puzzled joe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Strangely enough, that's what makes them agile. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SinisterVampire319 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Some day someone has to explain to me what those wheelie things are and how they work. I dutifully detail them on all my models but I don't know what purpose they serve. Hi Joe, Those "wheelie" things are called ROLLERON's. I remembered the objects name and this is the info I located in my library about them. Each of the four rear wings, which provide the necessary lift to keep the missile flying, is outfitted with a simple stabilizing device called a rolleron. Basically, a rolleron is a metal wheel with notches cut into it. As the missile speeds through the air, the air current spins the rolleron like a pinwheel. The rollerons on the rear wings help stabilize the missile in flight. The gyroscopic motion counteracts the missile's tendency to roll, to rotate about its central axis. The rollerons steady the missile as it zips through the air, which keeps the seeker assembly from spinning at top speed. This makes it a lot easier to track the target. :) Hope this helps. Cheers, Alan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Incaroad Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Excelent shots Don... Thanks for posting Add this one as well as the color really pops to me... The green varied in color so anything close is good. I've used Metalizer with a touch of dark green to get the color I was lookin for. this pick of my broken F/A-18A FX-5 XE-31 1990... Hope this helps Cheers, Larry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jaydar Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Thanks Alan, I knew they just weren't for the ground crew to "roll" the missiles out to the planes!! LOL. joe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Murph Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 It is a major matter of contention. How so? The seeker heads are anodized metal. Some are a dark metallic gray, others include an olive-greenish tinge to that color. It varies from missile to missile and is visible on live rounds and CATM's. No rhyme or reason to the variations that I could see. Regards, Murph Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Grey Ghost 531 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 The missile shown on the F-18 uses the spherical internal argon cooling bottle (though there's no bottle installed in the seeker head in the picture). I thought USN/USMC 'winders used the long nitrogen bottle that is housed in the rail. The picture of the tail shows that it is that kind of rail. What gives? Are the seeker heads the same but the argon bottle is left out of the missile if there's a nitrogen bottle? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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